Indispensability

by Alan Baker and A.C. Paseau

Our best scientific theories explain a wide range of empirical phenomena, make accurate predictions, and are widely believed. Since many of these theories make ample use of mathematics, it is natural to see them as confirming its truth. Perhaps the use of mathematics in science even gives us reason to believe in the existence of abstract mathematical objects such as numbers and sets. These issues lie at the heart of the Indispensability Argument,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009096850
• ISBN13: 9781009096850
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 75 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"